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Full report: Tufts Washington Update June 22

Contents:

• Introduction
• Congressional Updates
  • Senate Hearing on Student Visas and National Security
  • Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Draft Farm Bill
  • Senate Armed Services Committee Approves FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
• Agency Update
  • National Institutes of Health Release Strategic Plan for Data Science
• Funding Opportunities
  • National Science Foundation Releases Dear Colleague Letter on STEM Education for the Future
  • Air Force Research Laboratory Releases FOA for Collaborative Center for Aeronautical Sciences
  • Air Force Releases FOA for University Center of Excellence for High Critical Electric Field Strength Materials
  • Economic Development Administration Releases 2018 Regional Innovation Strategies Program
  • Department of Justice Releases Funding Opportunities to Address School Violence
  • NASA STMD Seeks Proposals for Space Technology Research Institutes
  • Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office Announces Workshop for Machine Learning for Advanced Materials
  • ARPA-E Announces Workshop for Wind and Marine Energy Systems
• Appropriations Updates
  • Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill
  • Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 Interior and Environment Bill
  • House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 Interior and Environment Bill
  • House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill
  • Senate Appropriations Committee Favorably Reports FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Bill